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3- Festivals
Canada Day Celebration
Jon Frolick (Chair)
403-609-1087
jfrolick@telusplanet.net
Canadian Rockies Quilt Art Conference
c/o The Sugar Pine Company
1-737 10th Street, T1W 2A3
quilting@thesugarpine.com
www.thesugarpine.com
Canmore artsPeak Arts Festival
Ric Proctor, Festival Director
Box 8521, T1W 2V2
info@artspeakcanmore.com
www.artspeakcanmore.com
Canmore Children´s Festival
Box 8538, T1W 2V3
info@canmorechildrensfestival.com
www.canmorechildrensfestival.com
Canmore Folk Music Festival
Box 8098, T1W 2T8
403-678-2524
info@canmorefolkfestival.com
www.canmorefolkfestival.com
Canmore Highland Games
Sally Garen
Box 8102, T1W 2T8
403-678-9454
canmorehighlandgames@telus.net
www.canmorehighlandgames.ca
Festival of Eagles
Chris Bartolomie, Supervisor, Arts & Culture
902 7th Avenue, T1W 3K1
403-678-1878
artsandculture@canmore.ca
www.canmore.ca/celebrations
Volunteer-based event celebrating our nation´s unity
through cultural expression in dance, music and food. July
1st -- pancake breakfast at Centennial Park, Family Fun
Run, renowned parade down Main Street at noon,
entertainment throughout the afternoon at Centennial
Park, fireworks at 10:30 pm at Millennium Park.
Presented by The Sugar Pine Company, the Canmore Quilt
Art Rockies event offers 2, 3, and 5 days of workshops by
international instructors for an educational program customdesigned
to suit your interests. Evening lectures, prizes
and goodie bags, daily show and share, dessert social and
door prizes – Non-stop inspiration!
Presented by the Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation, the
Canmore artsPeak Arts Festival takes place the third
weekend in June. Celebrating arts in Canmore with an
array of venues and activities: artTour, artFair, artSong,
artWell, artWords, artStreet, artLens, artZone workshops
and more – most activities are free to the public!
Celebrate boundless energy and enthusiasm, laughter and
whimsy with the Canmore Children’s Festival this May long
weekend. Our mission – to capture the imaginations,
creative spirit and curiosity of kids of all ages. This one day
event is a celebration of our children. It’s an opportunity to
set the kids free and unleash your inner child for a day of
fun, laughter and merriment. Storytellers, theatre, comedy,
magic, puppets, and crafts await discovery at the Canmore
Children’s Festival. For volunteer opportunities, please
register on our website.
Join us for three days of folk/roots, blues and world beat at
Alberta’s longest running folk festival! The alcohol-free
event includes a global artisan village and food vendor
area, a kid’s area, a free Friday night street dance, a free
Saturday children’s concert and the Heritage Day Monday
free pancake breakfast. For more information and to
purchase tickets, visit us online.
The biggest Celtic culture experience in Western Canada
takes place Canmore on Sunday, Labour Day weekend.
Competitions by highland dancers, pipers, drummers,
heavy sportsmen, sheep dog demos; Celtic vendors and
Clan tents. Beer Garden and Evening Ceilidh feature nonstop
entertainment in heated tent. Tickets, food and drink
(haggis! fish and chips!) available on-site. Rain or shine.
The annual celebration of the spirit and presence of the
golden eagle and its autumn migration over Canmore, held
in October. A weekend of Eagle Celebrations including
guided hikes, bird walks, interpretive displays, theatrical
performances and guest speakers. Spotting scopes are set
up at the High School, and Colin Weir brings his Alberta
Birds of Prey Exhibit. Among the live birds on display will be
a golden eagle.
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